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THE LAKOTA WAY OF STRENGTH AND COURAGE By: Joseph Marshall III
Lessons in Resilience from the Bow and Arrow
Sounds True
February 2012
On Sale: January 28, 2012
200 pages ISBN: 1604078782 EAN: 9781604078787 Kindle: B006VXPKE6 Hardcover / e-Book
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In Lakota tradition, the bow and arrow were more than tools for hunting or battle. The bowβs resilience and flexibility, the arrowβs grace and power, the archerβs focus and patienceβin these, we find the essential qualities for living a life of strength, purpose, and simplicity. In ,em>The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage, Joseph M. Marshall builds upon the central metaphor of the bow and arrow to provide a treasury of insights, stories, and irreplaceable wisdom. With elegant and captivating writing, this master storyteller illuminates timeless lessons on: Transformationβhow we can preserve what is fundamental even as our external circumstances change Simplicityβthe story of grandmother Grass Braid, who understood that βthe more you know, the less you need to carryβ Strength and Resiliencyβwhat the history and lore of the Lakota can teach us about growing through adversity Purposeβhow the world unveils our purpose to us, as revealed in story of the Keeper of the Winter Count Once, the Lakota people relied on the ash bow and the willow arrow to provide food and sustenance. Today, these simple tools can offer us something even more precious: a way to nourish our souls with spiritual wisdom. Joseph M. Marshall offers a book that is at once profound, honest, and rich with meaning as he reveals The Lakota Way of Strength and Courage.
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